But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

但日子将到，新郎要离开他们，那日他们就要禁食了。”

但日子将到，新郎要被带走，那些日子他们就要禁食了。”

但日子将到，新郎要被带走，那些日子他们就要禁食了。”

但有一天新郎将被带走，那时他们就要禁食了。”

但日子到了，新郎要被取去，离开他们，那一天他们就要禁食了。”

可是日子将要来到：当新郎从他们中间被带走的时候，他们那时——在那些日子里就要禁食了。”

但日子將到，新郎要離開他們，那日他們就要禁食了。」

但日子將到，新郎要被帶走，那些日子他們就要禁食了。」

但日子將到，新郎要被帶走，那些日子他們就要禁食了。」

但有一天新郎將被帶走，那時他們就要禁食了。」

但日子到了，新郎要被取去，離開他們，那一天他們就要禁食了。”

但是日子必到，新郎要從他們中間被取去，那時、他們就要在那些日子禁食了。』

可是日子將要來到：當新郎從他們中間被帶走的時候，他們那時——在那些日子裡就要禁食了。」

惟日將至、新娶者見接而去、乃禁食耳、

惟將來新娶者別之去、時乃禁食耳、

惟日將至、新娶者別之去、其時則禁食、

他日新壻被奪以去、斯若曹守齋時矣。』

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.”

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. In those days they will go without eating.”

The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.”

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them— then they will fast in those days.”

But the days will come; and when the groom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”

But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them— then they will fast in those days.”

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

But those days are coming, and when the bridegroom is taken from them, at that time they will fast.”

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days.”

Then he said to his disciples,“ The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won’t see it.

Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

“ After this period of sixty two sets of seven, the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end.

You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.”

Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can’t come where I am going.

“ In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.”Some of the disciples asked each other,“ What does he mean when he says,‘ In a little while you won’t see me, but then you will see me,’ and‘ I am going to the Father’?And what does he mean by‘ a little while’? We don’t understand.”Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said,“ Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won’t see me, but a little while after that you will see me again.I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy.It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world.So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.

He asked them,“ What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stopped short, sadness written across their faces.Then one of them, Cleopas, replied,“ You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days.”“ What things?” Jesus asked.“ The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said.“ He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people.But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him.We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.

I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

Yes, I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn’t tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.“ But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you.But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you.

When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.And you know the way to where I am going.”

For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets.

Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self control.

At that time the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins and to wear clothes of burlap to show your remorse.

After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.

“ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, the man who is my partner,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ Strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the lambs.

But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.

One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.

Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.“ Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy.